FM Preview: Forest Green Rovers v Gateshead 15 Jan 2013

Last updated : 14 January 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Forest Green Rovers v Gateshead fixture

Forest Green Rovers prepare to entertain Gateshead at The New Lawn on Tuesday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The majority of those games have been won by the Rovers.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The New Lawn was less than a year ago, in February 2012, the Rovers carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 18 Aug Gateshead 1 - 1 Forest Green (Conference) Premier
2011/2012 Sat 14 Apr Gateshead 1 - 0 Forest Green (Conference) Premier
2011/2012 Sat 18 Feb Forest Green 2-1 Gateshead (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Sat 20 Nov Gateshead 1 - 1 Forest Green (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Sat 21 Aug Forest Green 1 - 1 Gateshead (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Tue 16 Mar Gateshead 3 - 1 Forest Green (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Sat 16 Jan Forest Green 1 - 0 Gateshead (Conference) Premier

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Recent respective form guides

Forest Green Rovers have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 9.

Gateshead have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Tynesiders have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Forest Green Rovers's total of 45 points from their 26 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier.

Gateshead find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 31 points from their 25 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Forest Green Rovers 6 2 2 2 10 7 8
Gateshead 6 1 2 3 5 9 5

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Forest Green Rovers are not exactly setting the world alight at The New Lawn at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Gateshead in this game. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Forest Green Rovers Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Gateshead No win in the 2 most recent games.

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